Anyone priced having a slab poured?

A friend of mine works for D.E. Harvey and I *think* he was saying its about 1k a yard to pour concrete.

 

We are in the process of doing a sports court. 23X48x 4" deep. $4.50 / sq.ft. Came in around $5k with leveling and tree removal

Blythe concrete who I believe is actually up by you. PM if you want and I will give you the owners phone number ( Keith).

 

There's a sign in a yard down the street from me that says $3.50 s/f. That neighbor is having a patio done. I'd assume that a slab for a garage would cost more, but I know nothing about concrete.

 

Slabs are normally 4" thick, excluding the footings. If you have a heavy vehicle, such as a firetruck, you need about 6" on a firelane, etc. or loading dock.

C-

 

Make absolutly sure you get a permit and do it by the numbers.
The city can make you pull it out if not.
For just a slab you can stop by a site when someone is pouring a slab or building the forms and directly talk with the foreman.

 

I did a thickened edge slab a little over a year ago for about $2.85 per foot including the labor but not the steel. This was for about a 1900 s.f. pour. Concrete should be around $100-125 per cubic yard including reinforcing fiber for the flatwork. Rebar necessary for the footings is around $.54 per pound, and #5 rebar is very close to 1 lb/ lft. Glad I am done with concrete, it is very frustrating that they randomly raise the prices... 9 years ago it was $54 per yard, and 5 years ago it was about $62 per yard.

BT

 

BT is spot on.....3500PSI at 30 days is running about $120/yd in Houston.......truck holds 9-12 yds and you'll pay a short load fee if you don't get close to that...

I have to dye 'red' and they HATE to wash that out! LOL!

 

your paying too much for concrete.....

 

I'm currently looking at replacing a garage & upgrading to something larger, (20 x 20) I was quoted $11.00 per sq ft from Tuff Shed just for the slab.

What the Hell's wrong with these people!?

 

They are trying to make a living -er- killing, and if you don't pay it, there is a waiting list of those that will..

 

Slabs are the reason that giant garage projects are pipe dreams. A 30 X 50 foot steel building might cost $20,000 or whatever but it's the slab that tacks on another $10,000 after all is said and done. Site prep, rebar, concrete, etc, etc. A garage will end up costing $50,000 before all is said and done and it won't add any value to a property. A $100,000 piece of land plus a $50,000 garage is still only worth $100,000. A local real estate agent was telling me about a house on a few acres of land. The house was essentially brand new and there was a 30 X 50 foot garage with the house. The owner wanted to add on the value of the new garage building to the price of the house and land. But the agent said that he couldn't sell it to anybody because nobody want to pay the $50,000 extra that the owner thought the garage added to the value of the property. Garages are just big, empty barns to most home buyers who don't need them.

 

I always have to pay more depending on what/who I need to put under the slab. That's the real cost.

 

Ill do it for $9.00

 

Slabs run 6.50 - 7.00 per yard in Texas (4 inches with 12x24 beam) including everything. Flatwork 3.00 for A LOT (think hotel parking lot) 4.00 for not so much.

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